The way to solve this 1974 wind issue is to hear from someone credible who is actually there. Who better than Arthur Lydiard?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXa9HyNouKM
@ 1:58 in the 5000m final, Lydiard says "with very little wind on the track." So who are we supposed to believe Calculo or Dick Tayler's coach the GREAT Arthur Lydiard?
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Let Lydiard Speak wrote:The way to solve this 1974 wind issue is to hear from someone credible who is actually there. Who better than Arthur Lydiard?
@ 1:58 in the 5000m final, Lydiard says "with very little wind on the track." So who are we supposed to believe Calculo or Dick Tayler's coach the GREAT Arthur Lydiard?
is this a joke ?
who was running on the track & winning the 10k in a sensational time ?
lydiard or
Tayler ?
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Oops...Thought it said greatest runner. Missed the "front" runner part. Still a cool story.
greatest front runners (winners, not historical losers like Ron Clarke or Emiel Puttemans)
800m - Johnny Gray - i love Rudisha, even Peter Elliott, but the Zone is Gray and he is not a loser - he was just insane, during his carrer at the Euro circuit I remember him puttin first 400m in 46.95, 47.33, 47.65, 47.78... did he ever ran faster second lap?
1500m/mile - Keino & Bayi - can't beat the lunatics
3/5k - Ngugi and Ondieki were pretty tough as a worhy successors to father Rono
10k - lot of losers, great Clarke, Bedford and Tergat including, watch for Salvatore Antibo in '90 shape, Henry Rono and Paul Kipkoech at his best... my favorite loser was Fernando Mamede - he could set crazy WR pace in local races or won big meets as Zurich with big kick...
See Dmitriy Dmitriyev, 1983 5000m W.C. final. Eamon Coghlan was looking around with 250m to go, looking for Thomas Wessinghage or any real competition. Coghlan did not treat Dmitrieyev as a serious competitor. With 150m to go, Coghlan, a 1:47.xx 800m guy was celebrating as if Coghlan was a secret 1:42.xx 800m guy. The way Coghlan was laughing and celebrating with 100m to go must be the worst nightmare for a front runner like Dmitriy Dmitriyev.
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